About

Roopal Thakkar, M.D., is AbbVie's Executive Vice President, Research & Development and Chief Scientific Officer. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Development and Regulatory Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, and earlier as Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs and R&D Quality Assurance. Dr. Thakkar joined Abbott in 2003 and was first appointed as an AbbVie corporate officer in December 2023.

Roles

AbbVie Inc.
Executive Vice President, Research & Development and Chief Scientific Officer · Current role
Dec 2023–present
AbbVie
Senior Vice President, Development and Regulatory Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
2022 - 2023
AbbVie
Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs and R&D Quality Assurance
2019 - 2022
AbbVie
Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs · Joined Abbott in 2003
2015 - 2019

Fixed Compensation

FY 2025
Base Salary
$1,146,154
Change in Pension Value & Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
$1,416,715
All Other Compensation
$59,767

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Cash incentive

Annual Cash Incentive (Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation)
$2,350,000
Target Opportunity
ProgramAbbVie annual cash incentive plan

Stock awards

Stock Awards (grant-date fair value)
$3,980,457
VehiclesPerformance shares (EPS + relative TSR, 0-250% of target) and performance-vested RSUs (relative ROIC, 0-200% of target)
2025 resultAdjusted diluted EPS performance banked the 2025 performance-share award at 200% of target (TSR-modified vesting through Dec 31, 2027); relative ROIC vested one-third of the PVRSU award at 200% of target
Option Awards (grant-date fair value)
$959,750
VestingOne-third after each of years one, two and three of service

Also at AbbVie Inc.

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